Do you think there is extraterrestrial life, and why?

[Starbuck]

I just hope that when/if they arrive we've gotten Wetiko under control, because if not, we'll project everything that's wrong onto the Arrivals instead of working with ourselves, and we'd be none the wiser for it.

Some argue that extraterrestrials spiked us with Wetiko as an evolutionary 'boost'. Check out the Prometheus films for a visual representation. Black goo.

[AshvinP]

I just hope that when/if they arrive we've gotten Wetiko under control, because if not, we'll project everything that's wrong onto the Arrivals instead of working with ourselves, and we'd be none the wiser for it.

Some argue that extraterrestrials spiked us with Wetiko as an evolutionary 'boost'. Check out the Prometheus films for a visual representation. Black goo.

Is this "Wetiko" concept supposed to be profound? It sounds like what spiritual tradition across all cultures has been cautioning for millennia now, only turned into a modern materialized conception, more digestible for mass consumerist culture which loves everything to be related to "aliens".

Prometheus movies were well done, though.

[TriloByte]

Addressing this mostly to fellow idealists, because we've heard the potential answers a million times from materialist scientists. Do you think that if idealism is right this also has consequences regarding this question? To clarify, I mean only life in this universe, not other "spiritual dimensions" or "parallel realities" or anything like that.

From a materialist POV life is an accident. From an idealist POV, there could be an intrinsic trend toward creating life. It may be consciously or “instintive” in kastrupian parlance. This would be the addition that philosophical idealism makes to answer that question.

Sometimes I think we should trust science, and from a scientific POV there are a lot of planets in the universe that currently or potentially can support life.

Conclusion: idealism POV + scientific POV = yes, high chance of extraterrestrial life.

[Soul_of_Shu]

Just a test to see if posts are getting through ... Or have the ET tricksters jammed the forum traffic?

[Cleric K]

Just a test to see if posts are getting through ... Or have the ET tricksters jammed the forum traffic?

Comm's just fine. I guess the "What is alter?" topic has been finally exhausted and no one cares to go further

[Soul_of_Shu]

Just a test to see if posts are getting through ... Or have the ET tricksters jammed the forum traffic?

Comm's just fine. I guess the "What is alter?" topic has been finally exhausted and no one cares to go further

Rumour has it that Ashvin has been abducted by aliens, and is now teaching a correctional course in Anthroposophy to captured android assassins being held in some galactic gulag.

[AshvinP]

Just a test to see if posts are getting through ... Or have the ET tricksters jammed the forum traffic?

Comm's just fine. I guess the "What is alter?" topic has been finally exhausted and no one cares to go further

Rumour has it that Ashvin has been abducted by aliens, and is now teaching a correctional course in Anthroposophy to captured android assassins being held in some galactic gulag.

I'm still here, but there are only so many essays I can write these days Also lorenzo et al. declaring nothing exists doesn't leave much room for further discussion

Dana, I've been meaning to ask you... how's that reading of PoF coming along? Any questions??